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Man Put On "No-Fly List" While In Air To NYC

Posted by samzenpus on from the beware-the-list-refresh dept.

An unnamed man flying from Nigeria to New York City found out he was added to a no-fly list somewhere above the Atlantic Ocean, when the plane stopped to refuel in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Officials won't say what he did or why he was added to the list after he had already boarded a flight. He was not immediately charged with a crime and Customs and Border Protection will only say that he is a "potential person of interest." From the article: "The man, a citizen of Gambia, was not on the no-fly list when he boarded the aircraft in Dakar, Senegal, said a US official who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to discuss the issue publicly."

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  1. The Gambia by penguinchris · · Score: 5, Informative

    This country is, funnily enough, actually called "The Gambia", not Gambia, and it's got a really funny shape that follows the course of the Gambia River. A pretty interesting place, actually.

  2. Re:Too little, too late ? by houstonbofh · · Score: 4, Informative

    So the powers that be can say they are doing *something* to combat terrorism. Even though it's pretty much ineffectual.

    We should all masturbate to fight terrorism. Just as effective as the TSA, but more fun.

  3. Re:Flying from Nigeria to the US *is* pretty suspe by houstonbofh · · Score: 4, Informative

    DWB... FWN... WTF?

    Driving while black. Flying while Nigerian. World Trade Federation.

  4. Re:No fly list is a dumb idea by vxice · · Score: 2, Informative

    here is a partial list. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_fly_list#False_positives_and_other_controversial_cases note that senator Kennedy once was stopped because the name T Kennedy was on the list as an alias and it took him 3 weeks to have his name removed. by the way it was estimated that 7,000 Americans match that 'name'

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    every anarchist is a baffled dictator. Benito_Mussolini
  5. Re:And people wonder... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Informative

    Why the fuck is this modded troll?

    Because moderators are allowed to freely moderate. If you don't like it, go back to digg

  6. Re:Quick Question by BobMcD · · Score: 2, Informative

    Drag?

  7. Re:Yeah, I remember... by Achromatic1978 · · Score: 2, Informative

    Sorry if that sounds elitist. It isn't.

    Apropos of the validity or accuracy of your point, let's be clear:

    You were, in fact, actually being entirely elitist.

  8. Re:No fly list is a dumb idea by sortius_nod · · Score: 2, Informative

    It's not "delaying innocent" people, it's refusing to allow people to fly and giving them no reason or recourse for it.

    Just another example of US paranoia, nothing more.

  9. Re:No fly list is a dumb idea by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Informative

    Ya know, I disagree pretty strongly with many policies of the US government. Yet that never inspires me to blow stuff up.

    ur not doin it right